[LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter

I think it interfered with motor operation if the
lever was left unseated. Mot sure though. It's been
years since I was inside my sl mot. It might have a
motor activation switch on the lever, not sure though.
Javier

--- Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I had also understood that the early MOTs had on/off
> switches.
> Wonder why they changed it from having one, to not
> having one ?
> 
> 
> >From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter
> >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:52:39 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> >
> >IIRC (and I could be mistaken) some of the early
> MOT bodies have a meter 
> >switch.
> >
> >Doug Herr
> >Birdman of Sacramento
> >http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sep 29, 2005 10:34 AM
> >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter
> >
> >The Mots didn't. At least not mine!
> >Javier
> >
> >--- Reg <rronaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > All SLs had the meter switch via the wind on
> lever.
> > >
> > > Reg
> > >
> > > Javier Perez wrote:
> > >
> > > >Oh Yeah
> > > >You're right!
> > > >It was the flex V1 and I think all versions of
> the
> > > SL
> > > >mot that didn't have switches. Not sure about
> the
> > > SL2
> > > >mot.
> > > >Javier
> > > >
> > > >--- Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>A lot of old meters running 1.35 volt mercury
> > > >>>batteries didn't have on/off switches.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>Leicaflex Type 2 (round film counter window)
> has
> > > an
> > > >>on/off switch just like the SL.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Doug Herr
> > > >>Birdman of Sacramento
> > > >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> > > >>
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